Show SMOOT TRIES TO MEND ROAD BILL Former Senator Bou Bournes Bourne's es e's esPlan Plan Urged to Be Included Included In In- eluded in Law Lav Herald Sp Special 11 1 Washington Feb eb 22 Wo We We are about to enter upon a policy of road building in tho the United States Senator Smoot said toda today in which the government of the United States Is asked to par par- It Is my belief belle that whenever that policy polley Is entered Into Into b by th tho government gov gow- v- v tho best er plan that can be devised b by mortal man ought to be put In force torce in tho the beginning and It Is 15 for tor that reason that I have offered an amendment to the Senate good roads bill Senator Smoot gives chief credit for tor Introduction of or the plan to former Senator Senator Sen Sea ator Jonathan Bourne Jr or of Oregon Tho The measure ho he says Is commonly known kno as the Bourne good roads billIe bill If Jr the Senate does docs not adopt m my amendment and the amendment offered b by the committee should become a law Jaw 1 I r expect to live to see Beo tho the da day when that law will bo amended and the principle principle prin prin- ciple of ot the tho Bourne plan put In operation operation operation opera opera- tion the senator continued What I Iam Iam Iam am fearful tearful of ot Is that under the committee commit commit- tee plan there will be bo an undue waste of or public mane money The Bourne plan does not ask to take money out of ot the tho treasury treasury treasury treas treas- ury of oC the United ed States All It asks for Is 13 that state tho bo be extended the credit of the States |